The sherpa.astro.optical module

Optical models intended for SED Analysis

The models match those used by the SpecView application [1], and are intended for un-binned one-dimensional data sets defined on a wavelength grid, with units of Angstroms. When used with a binned data set the lower-edge of each bin is used to evaluate the model. This module does not contain all the spectral components from SpecView ([2]).

References

[1]	http://www.stsci.edu/institute/software_hardware/specview/

[2]	http://specview.stsci.edu/javahelp/Components.html

Classes

AbsorptionEdge([name])	Optical model of an absorption edge.
AbsorptionGaussian([name])	Gaussian function for modeling absorption (equivalent width).
AbsorptionLorentz([name])	Lorentz function for modeling absorption (equivalent width).
AbsorptionVoigt([name])	Voigt function for modeling absorption (equivalent width).
AccretionDisk([name])	A model of emission due to an accretion disk.
BlackBody([name])	Emission from a black body.
Bremsstrahlung([name])	Bremsstrahlung emission.
BrokenPowerlaw([name])	Broken power-law model.
CCM([name])	Galactic extinction: the Cardelli, Clayton, and Mathis model.
EmissionGaussian([name])	Gaussian function for modeling emission.
EmissionLorentz([name])	Lorentz function for modeling emission.
EmissionVoigt([name])	Voigt function for modeling emission.
FM([name])	UV extinction curve: Fitzpatrick and Massa 1988.
LMC([name])	LMC extinction: the Howarth model.
LogAbsorption([name])	Gaussian function for modeling absorption (log of fwhm).
LogEmission([name])	Gaussian function for modeling emission (log of fwhm).
OpticalGaussian([name])	Gaussian function for modeling absorption (optical depth).
Polynomial([name])	Polynomial model of order 5.
Powerlaw([name])	Power-law model.
Recombination([name])	Optically-thin recombination continuum model.
SM([name])	Galactic extinction: the Savage & Mathis model.
SMC([name])	SMC extinction: the Prevot et al.
Seaton([name])	Galactic extinction: the Seaton model from Synphot.
XGal([name])	Extragalactic extinction: Calzetti, Kinney and Storchi-Bergmann

Class Inheritance Diagram